But first . . .

I’m guessing you’ve seen this 30-second spot.

It challenges Tom and Carl’s view that the pandemic is being handled well.

To those baffled or disheartened by Trump’s rising poll numbers, it should be noted: Presidents usually become more popular in times of crisis, but by historical standards, Trump’s […]

But first:

Five tips from Natan Sharansky.

He knows something about solitary confinement.

(His fifth tip obviously applies to people of any background.)

And second:

And now:

Douglas Symes: “Please see this brief analysis by St. Louis Fed Chairman James Bullard.  Calls for getting young people back to work fast to avoid […]

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OK: First things first.

And now, re yesterday’s post:

Ralph Mason:  “I think the vast majority of folks who know something about virology,  epidemiology and public health in general disagree pretty strongly with Friedman and Katz.  I keep looking to what’s going on in China and especially South Korea and the evidence from these […]

As Tom Friedman synthesizes it here, the smart thing to do may be to get healthy young people back to their normal lives fairly soon — to school and to work, to restaurants and bars — while taking all possible precautions to protect and care for older and less healthy people.  I’ll come back […]

The possibly good idea would help tens of millions of Americans quickly at low cost, so please read on if you have time.  But first:

In Hebrew.  Ninety seconds.  Funny.

And funny’s good, because the news is not:

Former CDC director: There’s a long war ahead.  Scary. 

The Economic Devastation Is […]

But first:

Here’s what leadership looks like — barely a minute.  Tom thinks it’s remarkably good leadership.  Carl remains fully on board.  But with regard to the pandemic, Peter now rates Trump “2” on a scale of 1 (“horrendous”) to 10 (“fantastic”).  We’re making progress.

How can so much of the country have come […]

But first . . .

LEVERAGED ETFs.  I forgot a second caveat when I warned Pete off leveraged ETFs yesterday:  the problem of “slippage,” as explained here and here.

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